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Around West Fork River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
West Fork River is a 62.1 mile river near Morgantown Adventure Outfitters in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Fork River at Butcherville, WV (site 03058500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1973 to 2026
West Fork River typically runs highest in February, at a median 383 cfs, and lowest in October, at 79 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,400 cfs, in 1986.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 264 | 141 to 569 |
| February | 383 | 208 to 740 |
| March | 296 | 159 to 629 |
| April | 247 | 119 to 543 |
| May | 169 | 74 to 396 |
| June | 93 | 56 to 203 |
| July | 89 | 53 to 132 |
| August | 85 | 48 to 133 |
| September | 83 | 51 to 111 |
| October | 79 | 56 to 122 |
| November | 132 | 75 to 254 |
| December | 249 | 125 to 475 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 38 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Fork River at Butcherville, WV (site 03058500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of West Fork River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Stonewall Jackson LakeWest Fork RiverPublic
- VandaliaSkin CreekPublic
- Stonecoal Water Management AreaStonecoal LakePublic
- Little Skin CreekLittle Skin CreekPublic
- Stonecoal LakeStonecoal LakePublic
- Buckhannnon CityBuckhannon RiverPublic
- Pringle Tree ParkBuckhannon RiverPublic
- West Fork RiverWest Fork RiverPublic
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